Is WP Engine a good company to work for?

WP Engine has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 573 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 15% over the last 12 months. 51% of employees would recommend working at WP Engine to a friend and 40% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about WP Engine have been left by employees working as Sales Development Representative (SDR) , Software Engineer and Account Executive .

Does WP Engine pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, WP Engine employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at WP Engine. This rating has decreased by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at WP Engine?

51% of WP Engine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated WP Engine 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at WP Engine?

Account Manager (29) , Sales (18) , Software Engineer (18) , Technical Support (18) , Account Executive (17) , Senior Software Engineer (16) , Technical Support Specialist (14) , Technical Support Engineer (13) , Sales Development Representative (SDR) (12) , Sales Manager (9) , Marketing (8) , Agency Account Manager (7) , Director (7) , Manager (7) , Senior Staff Software Engineer (7)

What are the pros of working at WP Engine according to real employee reviews?

"People are great and work very hard." ((in 76 reviews)); "Health & Medical benefits are good for individuals & families alike" ((in 49 reviews)); "Great enablement tools and leadership." ((in 35 reviews)); "Amazing management, the leaders at WP Engine go above and beyond to encourage and enable you." ((in 26 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and we're now remote first." ((in 23 reviews))

What are the cons of working at WP Engine according to real employee reviews?

"Managers constantly push efficiency and say we aren’t working hard enough as we have less and less people every day doing more and more work." ((in 10 reviews)); "Extremely low salary, can be mentally draining" ((in 8 reviews)); "No bonus" ((in 6 reviews)); "This can mean working really hard sometimes, but it is a rewarding experience and you do get recognition for the work." ((in 4 reviews)); "There is also clear favoritism at play with more tenured reps in a variety of ways." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about WP Engine layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about WP Engine layoffs and their outlook for job security at WP Engine in 2026.

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WP Engine reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(91 total reviews)

Heather Brunner

81% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Compensation and benefits

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4.0

Sep 26, 2020

Great place to work, if you're ok working for less than the average rate.

Technical support l1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to learn things. They're open to all kinds of people and willing to help them learn the ropes to take on the challenges of technical support. Fully paid health care. Great culture.

Cons

Difficult to get promoted. Pay raises are based on "merit" which means who is willing to work the most overtime or go out of scope for a customer. No cost of living pay increases or annual pay raises. No bonuses. Merits are kind of ridiculous. Fully paid health care isn't great, but the buy up plan is ok.

5.0

Sep 7, 2020

Best company I’ve worked for.

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great pay 2. Good benefits 3. Wonderful environment 4. Personal connection with leadership.

Cons

None so far. If I ever have an issue I feel comfortable going to my manager and it’s resolved.

2.0

Jun 4, 2020

Great place to be an information sponge, but too much oversight nowadays.

Management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, brilliant minds, and the CEO is a star of a human being. A wonderful place to absorb a ton of information about current day corporate practices and learn from real savants of their field.

Cons

Employees in sales and finance are worked to the bone; Sales Managers are expected to work 60-80+ hours a week to maintain their competitive position and meet their quotas. Outdated workforce expectations like very limited WFH policy. Salaries are often 15-25% less than other players in town. Benefits like, flexible PTO policy, and lunch every day was taken away while I was there to pad bottom line. Private equity offerings for new hires was also significantly reduced. Groupthink highly present; expected to conform to a limited identity and not a lot of room to "think outside the box" for solutions. It seemed like it was a much better place before Silver Lake arrived on scene and imposed overambitious quarterly milestones.

WP Engine Response

6y

Thank you for sharing your feedback! We appreciate your thoughts on work/life balance and are actively encouraging our colleagues to use their PTO. We routinely review our compensation and perks against the market and adjust as appropriate to ensure market competitiveness. We are all currently in the biggest work from home experiment which means a lot about our practices have changed in order to support a new way of working. We wish you had continued the journey to see what has changed.

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